Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen
Town
Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Kissingen within Bad Kissingen district
Bad Kissingen Show map of Germany Bad Kissingen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°E / 50.200; 10.067
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Subdivisions	9 Stadtteile
Government
• Lord mayor	Kay Blankenburg (SPD)
Area
• Total	69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	23,223
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97688
Dialling codes	0971
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.badkissingen.de

Bad Kissingen is a city in Bavaria, Germany. About 22,421 people lived there in 2020.

History

It was first mentioned in 801 CE. It is a "spa town", a place where people go to rest and relax. The well that is the source of the spa was first mentioned in 823 CE.

Well-known people

• Jack Steinberger (born 1921), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner

References

Other websites

Media related to Bad Kissingen at Wikimedia Commons

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